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UNITED STATES v. VANBIERVLIET , 284 U.S. 590 (1931) December 14, 1931 No. 163
BRADFORD ELECTRIC LIGHT CO. v. CLAPPER , 284 U.S. 221 (1931) December 07, 1931 No. 423
KEATING v. PUBLIC NAT BANK OF NEW YORK , 284 U.S. 587 (1931) December 07, 1931 No. 71
WILBUR v. UNITED STATES , 284 U.S. 231 (1931) December 07, 1931 No. 66
VAN HUFFEL v. HARKELRODE , 284 U.S. 225 (1931) December 07, 1931 No. 54
NEW JERSEY v. CITY OF NEW YORK , 284 U.S. 585 (1931) December 07, 1931 No. 13
UNITED STATES v. BALTIMORE & O. R. CO. , 284 U.S. 195 (1931) November 30, 1931 No. 33
HOEPER v. TAX COMMISSION OF WIS. , 284 U.S. 206 (1931) November 30, 1931 No. 17
PERMUTIT CO. v. GRAVER CORPORATION , 284 U.S. 52 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 478
CHICAGO, R. I. & P. RY. CO. v. UNITED STATES , 284 U.S. 80 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 69
CHICAGO & N. W. RY. CO. v. BOLLE , 284 U.S. 74 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 60
SOUTHERN RY. CO. v. WALTERS , 284 U.S. 190 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 52
WESTERN PACIFIC CALIFORNIA R. CO. v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. , 284 U.S. 47 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 51
UNITED STATES v. RYAN , 284 U.S. 167 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 49
BANDINI PETROLEUM CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT , 284 U.S. 8 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 43
STATE TAX COMMISSION OF MISSISSIPPI v. INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS CO. , 284 U.S. 41 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 40
UNITED STATES v. MURDOCK , 284 U.S. 141 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 38
LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION v. TEXAS & N. O. R. CO. , 284 U.S. 125 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 36
CHESAPEAKE & O. RY. CO. v. KUHN , 284 U.S. 44 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 34
MECOM v. FITZSIMMONS DRILLING CO. , 284 U.S. 183 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 32
SANTOVINCENZO v. EGAN , 284 U.S. 30 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 31
SUN INS. OFFICE v. SCOTT , 284 U.S. 177 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 28-30
PHILLIPS v. DIME TRUST & SAFE DEPOSIT CO. , 284 U.S. 160 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 18
IOWA-DES MOINES NAT. BANK v. BENNETT , 284 U.S. 239 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 15
HANDY & HARMAN v. BURNET , 284 U.S. 136 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 14
CUMBERLAND COAL CO. v. BOARD OF REVISION OF TAX ASSESSMENTS IN , 284 U.S. 23 (1931) November 23, 1931 No. 7-13
HARDWARE DEALERS' MUT. FIRE INS. CO. OF WIS. v. GLIDDEN CO. , 284 U.S. 151 (1931) November 23, 1931
DE LAVAL STEAM TURBINE CO. v. UNITED STATES , 284 U.S. 61 (1931) November 23, 1931
MOORE v. BAY , 284 U.S. 4 (1931) November 02, 1931 No. 27
UNITED STATES v. KIRBY LUMBER CO. , 284 U.S. 1 (1931) November 02, 1931 No. 26
BRANNAN v. HARRISON , 284 U.S. 579 (1931) October 26, 1931 No. 169
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF INDIANA v. BATESVILLE TELEPHONE CO. , 284 U.S. 6 (1931) October 26, 1931 No. 120
BAXTER v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO , 284 U.S. 578 (1931) October 26, 1931 No. 68
MITCHELL v. PENNY STORES , 284 U.S. 576 (1931) October 26, 1931
GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION v. US , 283 U.S. 765 (1931) June 01, 1931 No. 555
STATE OF ALABAMA v. UNITED STATES , 283 U.S. 776 (1931) June 01, 1931 No. 513
HALBERT v. US , 283 U.S. 753 (1931) June 01, 1931 No. 141
NEAR v. STATE OF MINNESOTA EX REL. OLSON , 283 U.S. 697 (1931) June 01, 1931 No. 91
MOTT v. US , 283 U.S. 747 (1931) June 01, 1931 No. 78
UNITED STATES v. EQUITABLE TRUST CO. OF NEW YORK , 283 U.S. 738 (1931) June 01, 1931 No. 21
FETTERS v. UNITED STATES EX REL. CUNNINGHAM , 283 U.S. 638 (1931) May 25, 1931 No. 720
DE FOREST RADIO CO. v. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. , 283 U.S. 664 (1931) May 25, 1931 No. 630
GREAT NORTHERN RY. CO. v. DELMAR CO. , 283 U.S. 686 (1931) May 25, 1931 No. 563
LEWIS-SIMAS-JONES CO. v. SOUTHERN PAC. CO. , 283 U.S. 654 (1931) May 25, 1931 No. 520
US v. BLAND , 283 U.S. 636 (1931) May 25, 1931 No. 505
US v. MACINTOSH , 283 U.S. 605 (1931) May 25, 1931 No. 504
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. RALADAM CO. , 283 U.S. 643 (1931) May 25, 1931 No. 484
PHILLIPS v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE , 283 U.S. 589 (1931) May 25, 1931 No. 455
SMITH v. CAHOON , 283 U.S. 553 (1931) May 25, 1931 No. 449
INDIAN MOTOCYCLE CO. v. UNITED STATES , 283 U.S. 570 (1931) May 25, 1931 No. 398
MAAS & WALDSTEIN CO. v. UNITED STATES , 283 U.S. 583 (1931) May 25, 1931 No. 263
CHOTEAU v. BURNET , 283 U.S. 691 (1931) May 25, 1931 No. 81
NORTHPORT POWER & LIGHT CO. v. HARTLEY , 283 U.S. 568 (1931) May 25, 1931 No. 66
MADDEN BROS. EX PARTE , 283 U.S. 807 (1931) May 25, 1931 No. 24
STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. STATE OF NEW YORK , 283 U.S. 805 (1931) May 25, 1931 No. 16
MERCHANTS' WAREHOUSE CO. v. UNITED STATES , 283 U.S. 501 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 635
UNITED STATES EX REL. MCLENNAN v. WILBUR , 283 U.S. 414 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 618
ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO. v. POWE , 283 U.S. 401 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 600
GRANITEVILLE MFG. CO. v. QUERY , 283 U.S. 376 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 596
STROMBERG v. PEOPLE OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA , 283 U.S. 359 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 584
NASH-BREYER MOTOR CO. v. BURNET , 283 U.S. 483 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 549
MINNEAPOLIS, ST. P. & S. S. M. RY. CO. v. MOQUIN , 283 U.S. 520 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 543
BURNET v. LOGAN , 283 U.S. 404 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 521
FRANK L. YOUNG CO. v. MCNEAL-EDWARDS CO. , 283 U.S. 398 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 490
ATCHISON, T. & S. F. RY. CO. v. RAILROAD COMMISSION , 283 U.S. 380 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 470
EAST OHIO GAS CO. v. TAX COMMISSION OF OHIO , 283 U.S. 465 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 453
BALDWIN v. IOWA STATE TRAVELING MEN'S ASS'N , 283 U.S. 522 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 445
MCCAUGHN v. HERSHEY CHOCOLATE CO. , 283 U.S. 488 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 426
CUSTER v. MCCUTCHEON , 283 U.S. 514 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 422
GASOLINE PRODUCTS CO. v. CHAMPLIN REFINING CO. , 283 U.S. 494 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 362
STATE BOARD OF TAX COM'RS OF IND. v. JACKSON , 283 U.S. 527 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 183
CARBICE CORPORATION OF AMERICA v. AMERICAN PATENTS DEVELOPMENT , 283 U.S. 420 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 54
STATE OF ARIZONA v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA , 283 U.S. 423 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 19
STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CITY OF NEW YORK , 283 U.S. 473 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 17
US v. STATE OF UTAH , 283 U.S. 801 (1931) May 18, 1931 No. 14
SMOOT SAND & GRAVEL CORPORATION v. WASHINGTON AIRPORT , 283 U.S. 348 (1931) May 04, 1931 No. 678
TWIN CITY PIPE LINE CO. v. HARDING GLASS CO. , 283 U.S. 353 (1931) May 04, 1931 No. 330
STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. STATE OF NEW YORK , 283 U.S. 336 (1931) May 04, 1931 No. 16
FIELD v. POWELL , 283 U.S. 797 (1931) April 27, 1931
ALDRIDGE v. UNITED STATES , 283 U.S. 308 (1931) April 20, 1931 No. 683
STATE- PLANTERS' BANK & TRUST CO. v. PARKER , 283 U.S. 332 (1931) April 20, 1931 No. 166
STRATON v. NEW , 283 U.S. 318 (1931) April 20, 1931 No. 137
BRADY v. US , 283 U.S. 804 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 632
GROUP NO. 1 OIL CORPORATION v. BASS , 283 U.S. 279 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 425
KLEIN v. UNITED STATES , 283 U.S. 231 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 387
STANDARD OIL CO. (INDIANA) v. US , 283 U.S. 235 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 384
STANDARD OIL CO. (INDIANA) v. UNITED STATES , 283 U.S. 163 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 378
SUSQUEHANNA POWER CO. v. STATE TAX COMMISSION OF MD. , 283 U.S. 297 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 369
INTERSTATE TRANSIT v. LINDSEY , 283 U.S. 183 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 358
ECKERT v. BURNET , 283 U.S. 140 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 351
SOUTHERN RY. CO. v. HUSSEY , 283 U.S. 136 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 342
HANS REES' SONS v. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA EX REL. MAXWELL , 283 U.S. 123 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 334
SMITH v. SPRINGDALE AMUSEMENT PARK , 283 U.S. 121 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 315
BURNET v. THOMPSON OIL & GAS CO. , 283 U.S. 301 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 288
BONWIT TELLER & CO. v. UNITED STATES , 283 U.S. 258 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 282
STANDARD MARINE INS. CO. v. SCOTTISH METROPOLITAN ASSUR. CO. , 283 U.S. 284 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 261
UNITED STATES v. WELLS , 283 U.S. 102 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 252
MAYNARD v. ELLIOTT , 283 U.S. 273 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 239
BURNET v. HOUSTON , 283 U.S. 223 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 199
COLUMBUS & G. RY. CO. v. MILLER , 283 U.S. 96 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 195
MISSOURI PAC. R. CO. v. NORWOOD , 283 U.S. 249 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 193
FARBWERKE VORMALS MEISTER LUCIUS & BRUNING v. CHEMICAL FOUNDATION , 283 U.S. 152 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 179
PAGEL v. MACLEAN , 283 U.S. 266 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 176
NEW YORK LIFE INS. CO. v. BOWERS , 283 U.S. 242 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 160
CHESAPEAKE & O. RY. CO. v. MARTIN , 283 U.S. 209 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 155
JEWELL-LA SALLE REALTY CO. v. BUCK , 283 U.S. 202 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 140
BUCK v. JEWELL-LA SALLE REALTY CO. , 283 U.S. 191 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 138
HERRON v. SOUTHERN PAC. CO. , 283 U.S. 91 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 131
BURNET v. WHITEHOUSE , 283 U.S. 148 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 129
FIRST NAT. BANK OF CHICAGO v. UNITED STATES , 283 U.S. 142 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 124
UNITED STATES v. FELT & TARRANT MFG. CO. , 283 U.S. 269 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 116
UNITED STATES v. STATE OF UTAH , 283 U.S. 64 (1931) April 13, 1931 No. 14
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI , 283 U.S. 791 (1931) April 13, 1931
SUSQUEHANNA POWER CO. v. STATE TAX COMMISSION OF MD. , 283 U.S. 291 (1931) April 13, 1931
STORAASLI v. STATE OF MINN. , 283 U.S. 57 (1931) March 23, 1931 No. 393
FLYNN v. NEW YORK, N H & H R CO , 283 U.S. 53 (1931) March 23, 1931 No. 235
CARR v. ZAJA , 283 U.S. 52 (1931) March 23, 1931 No. 125
PHILIPPIDES v. DAY , 283 U.S. 48 (1931) March 23, 1931 No. 92
US v. MUNSON S.S. LINE , 283 U.S. 43 (1931) March 23, 1931 No. 85
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS , 283 U.S. 789 (1931) March 23, 1931 No. 12
EASTERN TRANSP CO, EX PARTE , 283 U.S. 790 (1931) March 23, 1931
BURNET v. PORTER , 283 U.S. 230 (1931) March 12, 1931 No. 203
BURNET v. HENRY , 283 U.S. 229 (1931) March 12, 1931 No. 202
MCBOYLE v. U. S. , 283 U.S. 25 (1931) March 09, 1931 No. 552
CHESAPEAKE & O. RY. CO. v. UNITED STATES , 283 U.S. 35 (1931) March 09, 1931 No. 73
CARBICE CORPORATION v. AMERICAN PATENTS DEVELOPMENT CORP. , 283 U.S. 27 (1931) March 09, 1931 No. 54
MORSMAN v. BURNET , 283 U.S. 783 (1931) March 02, 1931 No. 581
MCCORMICK v. BURNET , 283 U.S. 784 (1931) March 02, 1931 No. 542
UNITED STATES EX REL. CATECHES v. DAY , 283 U.S. 51 (1931) March 02, 1931 No. 336
MILLIKEN v. UNITED STATES , 283 U.S. 15 (1931) March 02, 1931 No. 87
AMERICAN FRUIT GROWERS v. BROGDEX CO. , 283 U.S. 1 (1931) March 02, 1931 No. 48
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RY. CO. v. US , 282 U.S. 760 (1931) February 25, 1931 No. 517
LOUISVILLE & N. R. CO. v. UNITED STATES , 282 U.S. 740 (1931) February 25, 1931 No. 333
SMITH v. MAGIC CITY KENNEL CLUB , 282 U.S. 784 (1931) February 25, 1931 No. 77
ABIE STATE BANK v. WEAVER , 282 U.S. 765 (1931) February 25, 1931 No. 63
UNITED STATES v. SPRAGUE , 282 U.S. 716 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 606
HUSTY v. U. S. , 282 U.S. 694 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 477
PRUSSIAN v. UNITED STATES , 282 U.S. 675 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 448
ALFORD v. UNITED STATES , 282 U.S. 687 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 370
v. LOEWERS GAMBRINUS BREWERY CO. v. ANDERSON , 282 U.S. 638 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 352
CONCORDIA INS. CO. OF MILWAUKEE v. SCHOOL DIST. NO. 98 OF PAYNE , 282 U.S. 545 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 278
VARIOUS ITEMS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY v. US , 282 U.S. 577 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 114
BURNET v. NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL CO. , 282 U.S. 646 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 109
WAITE v. U. S. , 282 U.S. 508 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 103
US v. ATLANTA, B & C R CO. , 282 U.S. 522 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 88
STATE OF ALABAMA v. UNITED STATES , 282 U.S. 502 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 82
UNITED STATES v. MICHEL , 282 U.S. 656 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 79
FURST v. BREWSTER , 282 U.S. 493 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 76
UNITED STATES v. LA FRANCA , 282 U.S. 568 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 74
ISAACS v. HOBBS TIE & TIMBER CO. , 282 U.S. 734 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 72
BURNET v. NIAGARA FALLS BREWING CO. , 282 U.S. 648 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 61
DENMAN v. SLAYTON , 282 U.S. 514 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 60
OXFORD PAPER CO. v. THE NIDARHOLM , 282 U.S. 681 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 58
STORY PARCHMENT CO. v. PATERSON PARCHMENT PAPER CO. , 282 U.S. 555 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 57
SARANAC AUTOMATIC MACH. CORP. v. WIREBOUNDS PATENTS CO. , 282 U.S. 704 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 51
FULLERTON LUMBER CO. v. CHICAGO, M., ST. P. & P. R. CO. , 282 U.S. 520 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 47
ALWARD v. JOHNSON , 282 U.S. 509 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 41
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET v. UNITED STATES , 282 U.S. 481 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 39
LANGNES v. GREEN , 282 U.S. 531 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 38
COOLIDGE v. LONG , 282 U.S. 582 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 33
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS , 282 U.S. 660 (1931) February 24, 1931 No. 12
BAIN PEANUT CO. OF TEXAS v. PINSON , 282 U.S. 499 (1931) February 24, 1931
POTTSTOWN IRON CO. v. UNITED STATES , 282 U.S. 479 (1931) February 02, 1931 No. 113
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI , 282 U.S. 458 (1931) February 02, 1931 No. 98
UNITED STATES v. SWIFT & CO. , 282 U.S. 468 (1931) February 02, 1931 No. 56
RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA , 282 U.S. 440 (1931) February 02, 1931 No. 55
ENSTEN v. SIMON, ASCHER & CO. , 282 U.S. 445 (1931) February 02, 1931 No. 46
UNITED STATES v. BOSTON BUICK CO. , 282 U.S. 476 (1931) February 02, 1931 No. 42
MASCOT OIL CO. v. UNITED STATES , 282 U.S. 434 (1931) January 26, 1931 No. 400
MAGEE v. UNITED STATES , 282 U.S. 432 (1931) January 26, 1931 No. 65
BURNET v. WILLINGHAM LOAN & TRUST CO. , 282 U.S. 437 (1931) January 26, 1931 No. 53
GRAHAM v. GOODCELL , 282 U.S. 409 (1931) January 26, 1931 No. 36
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. v. UNITED STATES , 282 U.S. 399 (1931) January 19, 1931 No. 37
EDUCATIONAL FILMS CORPORATION v. WARD , 282 U.S. 379 (1931) January 12, 1931 No. 350
BURNET v. CHICAGO RY. EQUIPMENT CO. , 282 U.S. 295 (1931) January 05, 1931 No. 231
AMERICAN BOND & MORTGAGE COMPANY v. UNITED STATES , 282 U.S. 374 (1931) January 05, 1931 No. 210
W. P. BROWN & SONS LUMBER CO. v. BURNET , 282 U.S. 283 (1931) January 05, 1931 No. 115
UNITED STATES v. BENZ , 282 U.S. 304 (1931) January 05, 1931 No. 112
GO-BART IMPORTING CO. v. US , 282 U.S. 344 (1931) January 05, 1931 No. 111
AIKEN v. BURNET , 282 U.S. 277 (1931) January 05, 1931 No. 69
FAWCUS MACH. CO. v. UNITED STATES , 282 U.S. 375 (1931) January 05, 1931 No. 40
URAVIC v. F. JARKA CO. , 282 U.S. 234 (1931) January 05, 1931 No. 32
BURNET v. SANFORD & BROOKS CO. , 282 U.S. 359 (1931) January 05, 1931 No. 31
WHITE v. JOHNSON , 282 U.S. 367 (1931) January 05, 1931 No. 29
STANGE v. UNITED STATES , 282 U.S. 270 (1931) January 05, 1931 No. 23
WILLCUTS v. BUNN , 282 U.S. 216 (1931) January 05, 1931 No. 22
STATE OF FLORIDA v. US , 282 U.S. 194 (1931) January 05, 1931 No. 16-18
O'GORMAN & YOUNG, INC. v. HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO. , 282 U.S. 251 (1931) January 05, 1931 No. 12
UNITED STATES v. CHICAGO, M., ST. P. & P. R. CO. , 282 U.S. 311 (1931) January 05, 1931 No. 10
MEMPHIS & C. RY. CO. v. PACE , 282 U.S. 241 (1931) January 05, 1931
DENTON v. YAZOO & M. v. R. CO. , 284 U.S. 305 (1931) January 04, 1931 No. 242

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